[ntpwg] [dhcwg] Re: Network Time Protocol (NTP) Options for DHCPv6

[Danny Mayer]

M. Warner Losh wrote:
> In message: <20071119225643.GI14750 at isc.org>
>             "David W. Hankins" <David_Hankins at isc.org> writes:
> : I seem to recall he was actually sued by the
> : SOHO router manufacturer, because all their SOHO routers suddenly
> : started spitting errors and misbehaving when this free service was
> : withheld, but my memory is beyond its limits at this point.
> 
> Poul-Henning Kamp wasn't sued by Linksys.  He contacted them to get
> made whole for the damage their firmware caused to him in direct
> bandwidth costs.  Linksys released new firmware and agreed to make him
> happy in other ways that was never released to the public.
> 

It wasn't Linksys, it was D-Link. According to the note on his Web site
Poul was satisfied with whatever was agreed upon.

Danny
> The problem of a hard-coded IPv4 address remains, but in this instance
> eventually the right thing happened.  Or as close as one can get in
> today's less than ideal world.
> 
> Warner